512 Transactions.— Miscellaneous. 
Table of Lengths of Fins in Inches of Otago Trout, 1888. 
Weht. Least 
LOCALITY. SEX. |in ini VA ecd depth REMARKS. 
& ozs. ‘lof tail. 
(o ig eTOpDIHDU Oe 
Kakanui River ..| F | 8 |3:3|3:5 |26 |24 [245 | 22 Caught by Mr. S. Lowe. 
Shag River -LF|41230/|300/|2:6 | <. [23 2:0 » at Rich’s. 
pem .. | M | 48 |28 |30 |22 |1:8 |20 1:8 » at Muir’s. 
5 i.|F| 5 13:0 13-0 |2°5 | 2°0 |220 ci » At Rich’s. 
ont ..| F | 24 |22 |26 |21 |17 (180 | 15 „ at Kitchener’s. 
w CIEIS 190.128 L8 [b4 [16 15 3 » 
Waikouaiti River | F |14. |8°75|4°5 |34 |2:7 |285 | 2°5 »  byMr. H. Orbell. 
Water of Leith .. | F |17 375,40 |8:25 40 | 33:0 
5 ..|F|5 (125128 |22 [20 |2125 17 Harbour, mouth of Leith. 
Lee Stream ..] F | 19/20/23 |19 |2°2 | 15° .. | Gorge water. 
"m sé ` | 3-10|2-8 |2:8 |23 |2:5 |20: 5 i 
sa .. | M | 212124 [3:0 [2:2 |1:6 | 18° 1:6 5 
Tokomairiro River| F | 7:4 |3:6 |3:5 |2:8 |27 |265 | 22 Caught by Mr. J. Burt. 
aiwera River ..| F | 213/22 |2:2 2:6 |18: 1:6 
Teviot River ..| E | 01417 |2- 3 1140 | 13 
bourCreek| F | 3:4 |2 2-0 120 |20°5 | 1:75| Found dead. 
River F | 262 n ) 11-6 | 18° L:6 
m ..|F|32 |24 13:0 [23 [20 | 19 75 
Waipahi River .. | M | 42 |28 [3-0 [2:5 | 2:0 21:25| 1°75 
"m .. [£1 6S [920124 [9 :3 (940 | 2:0 
> ‘|M | 810/35 |3-75|3-0 |2°3 |2475 2:2 | Caught by Mr. Bull. 
s ..| E | 6:1 [3°25] 3° 5| 24 25 
M .. | M | 48 13:0 |34 |27 21-05} 2:0 ; 
Kaihiku River ..| F | 55 |3:25|3:25|2:7 |225| 24-25) 2°0 
Oreti River .. | F | 50 |2°75/3°0 |22 |20 |2075 1:9 
Wakatipu Lake.. | M | 84 |3:2 [3-8 |27 |24 |25 23 
ö ..| M | 94 |38 |40 |30 [2-8 |26°0 | 2:6 
D ..| M |120 |3:75| 40 [31 |2:5 |26: 25 | Sent by Mr. Dalgleish. 
(Canterbury fish) 7 | 20 |20 |21 |16 | F8 |15 1:6 » Mr. 8. C. Farr. 
| a KE ELA era 
Nore.—The proportion or ratio which the length of any fin bears to total length of the fish 
as expressed by L--D, L+P, etc., has been used by me for ascertaining the differences in the 
length of the fins between individual fish and between the sexes, and may be readily deduced 
from above table. 
Arr. LVI.—Sorghum Experiment, 1882-83. By Mx. Justice GILLIES. 
[Read before the Auckland Institute, 20th August, 1883.) 
Having no land of my own fit for growing Sorghum this year, Mr. W. E. 
Buckland kindly undertook to grow half an acre for me on his property at 
Remuera. The land is a strong volcanic loam, had been under crop for several 
years, and had a good deal of sorrel in it. Mr. Buckland manured the 
land with one and a half ewt. of bone dust. On the 20th of October, 1882, 
he planted exactly half an acre with “ Early Amber” Sorghum seed sup- 
plied by me. The seed was planted in rows 3 feet apart, and about three seeds 
* See Trans, N.Z, Inst., vol. xiv., p. 373, and vol. xv., p. 261. 
